Rachel Wright Sector 3۫۫ 8/2/11 Chapter 1 I. Native Peoples of America A. Iroquois 1. 5 Native Americans 2. Engaged in endless cycles of violence 3. Hiawatha a. Tried to restore peace b. Wandered through nature in search of finding answers. c. Hiawatha & Deganawidah (peacemaker)’s story wasn’t written until the 19th century. c. Found holy man who helped their nation to be introduced in a new message of peace. B. Submerging Differences 1. Made a confederacy based
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1. Lesther Kim Orcullo III-OLAN Lesther Kim Orcullo III-OLAN What do you mean by Age of Exploration? The Age of Exploration or Age of Discovery as it is sometimes called‚ officially began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. The period is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners‚ new goods‚ and new trade routes. In addition‚ some explorers set sail to simply learn more about the world. Whatever their reasons
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1. A series of events and conditions existed in the Old World at the dawn of the fifteenth century that made New World exploration not only possible but desirable. Identify these events and conditions‚ and explain how each helped set the stage for exploration. a. Isabella avoids an arranged marriage by King Henry‚ her step brother‚ that would limit her power. She marries King Ferdinand‚ ruler of land in Northern Spain‚ in 1469. b. Isabella becomes queen after King Henry‚ a ruler that not made many
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Key Explorers Chart Assignment (Classwork and Homework Grade) We will start in the Computer lab and you will complete on your own Due 4B on 2/10 and 4A 2/11 Set up a chart giving information on major explorers of the period. We will be able to use this chart as a study guide/reference as we continue to learn how Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa and the Americas changed. As a result of scientific/technological growth..AKA (Scientific Revolution)‚ and cross-cultural contacts: explorations‚ colonization and trade
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end of his life. Christopher Columbus refused to accept that the land he visited and claimed for Spain were not part of Asia. Even with mounting evidence that this wasn’t the case. It was believed in part why the Americas were named after the Amerigo Vespucci‚ the Florentine explorer. On 20 May 1506‚ aged probably 54‚ Columbus died in Valladolid‚ Spain. Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage on August 3‚ 1492 with three ships‚ the Pinta‚ the Nina‚ and the Santa Maria. Columbus first sailed
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The first recorded use of the word America appears on a 1507 map created by German cartographers Martin Waldseemuller and Matthias Ringmann‚ in honor of Amerigo Vespucci‚ an early Italian explorer of the Caribbean. The term American was subsequently used by European settlers to describe the indigenous inhabitants of the New World and then later‚ themselves and their descendants. Ironically‚ although Congress granted Native Americans born in the United States citizenship in 1924‚ individual state
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The word American can be defined in many forms. In the United States‚ the word refers to someone or something that comes for the country. The word American has the strongest meaning in the United States‚ since it describes the nation. In some countries‚ Americans are people who are from the Western Hemisphere. There are many opinions on how to use the word “American”. In the United States‚ American has a strong meaning. Americans is just not one race‚ but a mix of races. Being American is more than
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Florida‚ but was never able to find the fountain of youth. John Cabot – an Italian explorer who set sail in 1497 searching for the Northwest Passage. He searched the northern coast of North America but was unsuccessful looking for the passage. Amerigo Vespucci – an explorer who sailed in 1499 along the coast of South America and started the map of Americas. Hernan Cortez – one of the famous Spanish conquistadors‚ who sailed in 1519 from Cuba to Mexico. He was able to defeat the Aztec Empire with
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Both had new military technology. The Portuguese exploration was encouraged by Prince Henry the Navigator. Some famous explorers were Bartholomeu Diaz‚ Vasco de Gama‚ and Amerigo Vespucci. All were looking to find the spice route to India and only Vasco de Gama was able to reach it in 1498. Portugal eventually was successful in having trade stations in India‚ Africa‚ China‚ and the East Indies. Christopher Columbus’ exploration
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Vincent N. Parrillo. Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States. Ninth Edition. Allyn and Bacon. (text book referred to for integrating concepts). NOTE: If you purchased an earlier edition of the Parrillo text‚ be advised that the material will in places be on different pages from the 9th edition and you are responsible for the material as it appears in the 9th Edition. Raymond Krech. The Ecological Indian. The Ecological Indian Book Review: For this assignment
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